St. Louis Tattoo Artists

Here are some of the best St. Louis tattoo artists and shops according to our research. If you think we should add anyone to the list or if you see anything that should be edited, contact us by clicking here

Mikah Webb

Andy May

Chris Boyle

Josh Chapman

Billy Rahmberg

Jeffrey Meyer

Enigma Tattoos & Body Piercings

Tattoo Profile: Enigma Tattoos and Body Piercings has a friendly staff of 6 full time tattoo artists, three of whom also pierce. We offer tattoos of all styles as well as a full range of piercings, body jewelry, and aftercare. Additionally, our walls are adorned with tons of original art and prints from our talented artists, most of which is available for purchase.

St. Louis Tattoo Company

Tattoo Profile: St. Louis Tattoo Company strives to be the premier body art studio in St. Louis. We opened in November of 2009 in Chesterfield, the first shop of its kind in West St. Louis County. We pride ourselves on being clean, friendly, and accommodating. We are proud of our sterile, state of the art studio and we’d love for you to come check us out.

Trader Bob’s Tattoo Shop

Alchemy Tattoo Collective

Tower Classic Tattoos

Tattoo Profile: Tower Classic Tattooing is simply about creating great tattoos while creating a quality experience for the tattoo collector. Each job we take is well referenced and handcrafted. We will be taking appointments monday thru saturday, walk-ins are welcomed.

Steel and Ink Tattoo Studio

Self Inflicted Studios

Tattoo Profile: One of the most premier tattoo and piercing studios in the region. Located in the heart of downtown St. Louis Mo. Specializing in custom tattoo work including some of the best portrait artist you will find. Bring us your idea and let us transform it into an amazing piece of art you can be proud of for life.

All Star Tattoo

St Louis Ink

TRX Tattoos & Piercing

Tattoo Profile: TRX prides itself on its safe, sterile tattoo and piercing studios, using state of the art equipment to clean our tools and areas. As we are run by a member of the Association of Professional Piercers, we adhere to the strictest of safety and cleanliness guidelines to help put our customers and their concerns at ease.

Iron Age Studios

One of the highest-rated tattoo studios in St. Louis, Missouri is Iron Age Studios, which also happens to be one of the oldest shops in the area. Owners Brad Fink and Mark Andrews started the business way back in 1994 and have since established the shop as one of the most trusted in St. Louis. They have a large set-up also, which has allowed them to employ quite a few of the top artists in the area. Even if you don’t end up using them, we still suggest taking a look at some of their artists’ work, which ranges from the classically bold to the more abstract and unique.

While Iron Age Studios is a fantastic place to get a tattoo in St. Louis, you really do have a bunch of great options to choose from. The trick is to figure out what type of tattoo you want to get and the style you want it designed in, and then go find a shop that has an artist who has a reputation for making tattoos in that style. That might seem like it would take a lot of work, but these days you can very easily look through different artists’ portfolios either on their shops’ websites or maybe even on the artists’ own Instagram accounts.

If you live in St. Louis or you just love the city, you will find that there are some very cool tattoo ideas that can help you show off that pride. Below are just three of the many ways that you celebrate the city of St. Louis on your skin.

St. Louis is the home to some of the most popular professional sports teams in the country, so it’s no surprise that a lot of fans proudly wear their sports tattoos. The three St. Louis teams that have the most fans in the city are the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, and the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. There are a lot of ways that you can get a pro sports tattoo designed, such as getting the logo somewhere on your arm, getting your favorite team’s stadium in a sleeve or as a back tattoo, or maybe even getting a tattoo of your favorite player from one of the teams.

You’ll see people showing their love for beer in their tattoos everywhere in the country, but you’ll see a lot of them in St. Louis since it is the home of Anheuser-Busch, the largest beer-making company in the United States. The classic beer tattoo is of a mug with foam coming out of the top, but you can also get the logo of your favorite brand or even get your beer tattoo as a friendship tattoo by having two bottles or mugs clinking together in the design.

Those who are interested in architectural tattoos are definitely in luck because the Gateway Arch looks amazing in tattoo form. You can get the arch by itself or you can even include the city’s skyline in the design.

St. Louis Early History

Pierre Laclede Liguest was chosen by the King of France for a land grant. With this, Liguest and his 13 year old scout, Auguste Chouteau, chose their fur trading post spot in 1764 and it happened to be what we know as St. Louis, Missouri. This location was chosen because it was near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and it was not subject to flooding. The following year, the construction of this village began, and it was named after France’s Louis IX. The residents of the early St. Louis were mainly of French descent and many of them were involved with the fur trade. In 1770, St. Louis was transferred to the Spanish, then under secret treaty made with Napoleon, St. Louis returned to France before being part of the United States via the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Legend has it that St. Louis had three raised flags at the same time one day after the Louisiana Purchase; the American flag, Spanish flag and the French flag.

1803 – 1860 The Great Migration of St. Louis

In 1803, the town of St. Louis started to gain fame as the starting point for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s Louisiana Purchase Expedition. Even though the population remained predominantly French far into the 19th century, many New Englanders and other immigrants from the East Coast were making their way to St. Louis after 1804. St. Louis was growing into a very important hub for commerce and trade during the 19th century and it was attracting many new people from all over hoping to start their new life in this beautiful city on the edge of the frontier.

The population of St. Louis grew exponentially with an influx of immigrants between the years 1840 and 1860. Irish and Germans were settling in St. Louis in droves and were the predominant groups there and this was especially true in wake of the Irish Potato Famine and the German Revolution. During the American Civil War, St. Louis was a tragic place to be, but it always was under the control of the Union and the main reason for this was because of the German influence being so loyal. During the war, no battle was fought near or in the city of St. Louis, however, the Battle of Camp Jackson was fought on what now is the location of St. Louis University. Towards the end of the 19th century, Lebanese, Serbians, Italians, Greeks and Syrians showed up in waves to settle in St. Louis.

1861 to 1903: Fourth City Status

In 1876, the boundaries of St. Louis were established when the voters of the city approved of an establishment of a home rule charter and separation from St. Louis County. The city of St. Louis was the first home rule city in the nation but unlike most of the other cities, it was separated from any county. In a similar way, Baltimore is a divided metropolis. At the time, there was a great deal of room for St. Louis to grow within the boundaries of the city, however, these boundaries would prove to be a serious hinderance for St. Louis. St. Louis continued on its rate of rapid growth after the Civil War and it was a major manufacturing hub by 1900. Because of the dominance of the city in this region, the city’s central location in the nation and its access to water and rail transportation, industries were growing at a fast clip. St. Louis became a crucial link to the ever growing transcontinental rail travel because of the 1874 construction of the Eads Bridge. However, it was too late for St. Louis to be known as the largest rail hub in the United States because by that time, Chicago had already taken the title. St. Louis was the fourth largest city in the nation by the 1890’s.

1904 to 1950: The World’s Fair and Expansion

1904 marked one of the greatest moments in the history of St. Louis when it played host to the World’s Fair or the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and it was held on the western edge of the city in Forest Park. The Olympic games of 1904 were held in St. Louis as well at Francis Field at Washington University during the same time the fair was happening. During this seven month run, more than 20 million people visited St. Louis and it was even talked about in a song called “Meet Me in St. Louie, Louie.” St. Louis continued to industrialize through the early parts of the 20th century. The downtown area started getting more and more congested with the increasing popularity of the automobile in the 20’s. That being the case, rapid transit ideas were proposed but nothing came to fruition. St. Louis was the location of the first automobile accident and gas station. As far as automobile production goes, St. Louis is only behind Detroit in the United States. Thousands of African Americans moved to St. Louis during the Great Migration between the two World Wars. There were over 800,000 people living in St. Louis by 1940.

After the second World War, the population reached its peak by hitting 856,000 in 1950. Because of their county free ways, the city had no more room to grow within its fixed boundaries and many things including housing had been neglected during World War II and the Great Depression. This meant that any new growth in the city was pushed out to the suburbs and the city couldn’t annex this. Even though some Southeast Missourians and African Americans from the South were still moving to St. Louis, the immigrants from prior generations were moving out to the burbs’.

And this is just a little bit about the grand old city of St. Louis. With so much history and so many things to do, you would be hard pressed to be bored while you are visiting this city for a vacation. When it comes to having a great mix of history and modern amenities, you will truly enjoy your trip.

St. Louis, Missouri has a rich tattoo history. Featuring shops such as TRX Tattoos & Piercing, St. Louis Tattoo Company, Self Inflicted Studios, Iron Age Studios, and All Star Tattoo, St. Louis is a great destination if you’re looking for some new ink. With a population of 318,000, there are lots of potential customers for the parlors in town. Yelp currently lists 43 different shops when searching for “tattoo” in St. Louis. Google Places lists 149 different tattoo shops in St. Louis, which shows how competitive the city truly is. When doing research for your artist, we suggest not paying too much attention to price because quality is much more important when you’re going to be living with the artwork for the rest of your life.